flurries

Variant of flurry

noun pl. flurries

  1. ☆ a sudden, brief rush of wind; gust
  2. ☆ a gust of rain or snow
  3. a sudden confusion or commotion
  4. ☆ a brief fluctuation in stock market prices or increase in trading

Origin: < obs. flurr, to scatter (? echoic), prob. after hurry

transitive verb flurried, flurrying

to confuse; agitate

intransitive verb

to move in a quick, flustered way
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